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18th August 2017
Just when we thought nothing else could go wrong, our rickshaw decided that it didn’t want to go up hills or over 30kph. We had to go back to the camera store and get a new lens, but first, the rickshaw needed to be diagnosed and treated. Driving down the highway we see a mechanic […]
17th August 2017
We had every intention to sleep this morning, however, we have been waking up so early every day that we woke up naturally at 8 am. At this point, Antoine found one of the wall plugs and we began charging his phone right away. He put the solar panel charger outside so maybe we could […]
16th August 2017
We started our day with a nice continental breakfast and some of this amazing lychee juice drink. During the drive, on the highway, I decided that we should see the pretty parts of India, not just the highway. I told Antoine to make a turn inland and we found ourselves in a forest. At one […]
15th August 2017
The alarm goes off at 5:30 am this time around, the sun isn’t even up yet. We pack up everything and head down to our little rickshaw. The morning haze was calming. A security guard watches us curiously watches us pack everything, he even helps us a little bit. So I got a picture of […]
14th August 2017
We woke up bright and early at 7:15 am, dragged our outfits to our rickshaw, and prepped it for the start off of the Rickshaw Run. Many problems occurred during this time, including not being able to start the rickshaw. Luckily, we weren’t the last to leave. We got out of the field, waved goodbye […]
13th August 2017
We woke up late. Turns out that the alarm did go off, but Antoine decided to snooze it and no one heard the second alarm. Thanks, Antoine. We rushed back to the rickshaw auto shop to get the parts that were supposedly shipped in today. Seems like the shop owner knew that a ton of […]
12th August 2017
Waking up bright and early at 9 am we grabbed breakfast from the hotel and went to the rickshaw field to decorate. Seemed like we were the only ones to bring a tarp to cover up from the rain. We were one of the most popular rickshaws in the entire place. People kept coming up […]
11th August 2017
We land in Cochin at around 8 am and gather our visas from the border control. It is pouring outside. This is when we realize that we prepared for the blazing sun, rather than the monsoon season. Although the rain is so heavy, the temperature really wasn’t too bad. I’d compare it to a cooler […]
10th August 2017
Our alarm goes off at 4:15 in the morning, I am confused as to why Antoine’s alarm had gone off when we agreed to wake up at 4:30. His excuse was so that he can snooze it. I kicked him out of the room and we made our way to the very empty tube station. […]